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LOT-Oriel Now Offers Nanoscale IR from Anasys Instruments

LOT now offer the Nanoscale IR from Anasys Instruments. This breakthrough technology combines key elements of both infrared spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) to enable the acquisition of infrared spectra at spatial resolutions well beyond the optical diffraction limit.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 4 May 2010

New Treatment for War Injuries Using Light-Activated Technology

Airmen's traumatic battlefield injuries may be more effectively treated by using a new light-activated technology developed as a result of research managed by Air Force Office of Scientific Research and supported by funds from the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

4 May 2010

Nanometrics Delivers Additional UniFire 7900 Metrology Systems

Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced process control metrology systems used primarily in the manufacturing and packaging of semiconductors, solar photovoltaics and high-brightness LEDs, today announced that additional UniFire™ 7900 metrology systems have been delivered and qualified by an existing customer, and are currently in production for high volume manufacturing process control of advanced wafer-level packaging processes.

29 Apr 2010

SVTC Now Offers ITAR Compliant Development and Manufacturing Services to Defense Market

SVTC Technologies, the leading commercialization service provider for new, emerging silicon-based technologies in areas such as CMOS, MEMS, photovoltaics and other related nanotechnologies, is pleased to announce that it is now offering ITAR compliant development and manufacturing services, allowing customers to develop process technologies and manufacture products with potential defense applications.

28 Apr 2010

New DualBeam System from FEI Combines SEM Imaging and FIB Milling Performance

FEI Company, today introduced the new Helios NanoLab™ x50 DualBeam™ Series, the most powerful and versatile DualBeam system available on the market.

27 Apr 2010

IBM Scientists Develop Breakthrough 3D-Nanopatterning Technique

IBM (IBM) scientists have created a 3D map of the earth so small that 1,000 of them could fit on one grain of salt.

24 Apr 2010

Researchers Develop New Imaging Tool to Study Living Cells

Atomic force microscopy, a tactile-based probe technique, provides a three-dimensional nanoscale image of a material by gliding a needle-like arm across the material's surface.

22 Apr 2010

NanoImaging Secures SBIR Fund to Develop New Methods Using Electron Microscopy

NanoImaging Services, Inc., announced today that it has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health through the National Center for Research Resources to develop new methods for quantitative characterization of nanoparticle morphology and aggregation state using transmission electron microscopy.

20 Apr 2010

EU-Funded Project Demonstrates How to Build Optical Sensors into Labs-on-Chips

A European research project has shown how to build optical sensors directly into the structure of labs-on-chips. The breakthrough paves the way for on-the-spot medical diagnostics.

16 Apr 2010

Scientists Use CVD Technique to Synthesize Graphene Films

Graphene, the two-dimensional crystalline form of carbon, is a potential superstar for the electronics industry. With freakishly mobile electrons that can blaze through the material at nearly the speed of light – 100 times faster than electrons can move through silicon – graphene could be used to make superfast transistors or computer memory chips.

9 Apr 2010

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